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The Altar
and the Priest
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ust as the Altar represents God Almighty,
the priest represents the servant of the
Most High. The high priest in the Tabernacle
and, later, in the Temple, symbolized the
Chief Servant:
Jesus Christ. The Messiah
came to serve God the Father and those who
would come to follow Him.
Now, if the Son of God was a Servant
until death, bearing the curse of sin of all
humanity, and because of this, He had to
learn obedience(serve) by the things He
suffered(Hebrews 5.8), imagine the quality of
service that God the Father expects from His
servants!
God the Son served as an example or reference
of Servant for all His disciples. Therefore, no
one can have an excuse for not knowing how
to serve God the Father.
And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it,
and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body
which is given for you; do this in remembrance
of Me.” Likewise He also took the cup after
supper, saying, “This cup is the New Covenant
in My blood, which is shed for you.
Luke 22.19-20
When the Lord broke the bread and gave it to
the disciples, He served them; the same way,
when He gave them the cup, He also served
them. This means: He did not serve only with
words, but with sacrificial acts.
The same should happen with His true
followers. Otherwise, there
will
be
no
relationship between these “supposed
servants” and the LORD. This is why He also
said:
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’
shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who
does the will (serve) of My Father in heaven.
Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord,
have we not prophesied in Your name, cast
out demons in Your name, and done many
wonders in Your name?’ And then I will
declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart
from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
Matthew 7.21-23
struggled with a number of things
throughout my life from depression and
suicidal thoughts to broken relationships and
debts. I also experienced spiritual problems
and went through moments of having low
self-esteem. I had no confidence in myself,
I lacked trust in others, and I was addicted
to: smoking, drinking alcohol, and spending
money I didn’t have, which eventually led me
to a financial crisis. I was broken and had no
sense of direction.
I sought help from doctors, who prescribed
me antidepressants, and I also went
for
counselling. At the Universal Church,
however, things were different because I felt
a difference from the first time I received a
prayer. At these meetings, I was guided not
to accept the negative things in my life as
normal and pray believing that God was able
to remove the obstacles from my life. I did
exactly that and, consequently, things started
to get better.
For a while, my faith was weak, as I had worries
and fears that held me back. Although my life
was a never-ending turbulent rollercoaster, I
learned that all I needed was solid faith in God
to get me through it. It wasn’t until I decided
to fully surrender my entire life to God that
my faith became stronger and I started the
journey towards true transformation.
It took a lot of perseverance but this combined
with my faith paid off. Today, I am no longer
downcast, addicted, or suffering from any
spiritual problems. I also no longer drink,
smoke or overspend and I am completely free
and happy’.
Sandra Dominique
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